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Beru increases TSS sales by 77.5 %

In the first six months of the business year (1st April – 30th September 2003), the German Beru Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigsburg, increased its consolidated sales by 9.6 per cent from 140.3 million Euro to 153.8 million Euro. The company recorded EBIT (before one-offs) of 24.4 million Euro in the first six months, compared with 20.4 million Euro for the same period of the previous year. The newest division — Electronics and Sensor Technology posted the highest growth.

13th November 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

New “Fuzion” brand from Bridgestone/Firestone

At the SEMA show, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNT) unveiled a new project vehicle, the “Fuzion” Civic Si, as a showcase for a new brand of tyres aimed at the tuner market. The new brand is called Fuzion and the tyres on the Civic Si project vehicle are size 225/45 ZR17. The car also incorporates a tyre pressure monitoring system, from SmarTire USA.

5th November 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

ALPS begins mass production of batteryless TPMS

Back in May, Japanese company ALPS Electric and German firm IQ-Mobil signed an exclusive worldwide licensing contract, whereby ALPS will develop and produce a batteryless tyre pressure monitoring system. Mass production of such a system is about to start. Batteries, says ALPS, have a finite life, plus there are possible environmental and weight problems. The new batteryless TPMS replaces the central receiver with a transceiver, which transmits and receives signals and a transponder, which replaces the transmitter in the pressure sensor and uses the energy of the signals received to send a return signal.

30th October 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire signs contract with Korean electronics company

SmarTire has signed a contract manufacturing services agreement with Hyundai Autonet Company (HACO), a Korean automotive electronics company, whereby HACO will manufacture SmarTire’s tyre pressure monitoring systems for global sale and distribution by SmarTire. HACO is a subsidiary of the Hyundai Group.

22nd October 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire targets recreational vehicles

SmarTire has launched tyre pressure monitoring systems specifically aimed at the recreational vehicle, towed vehicle and trailer markets. The RV market is worth $12.3 billion in the USA and is growing. A recent study showed that 80 per cent of RVs had at least one tyre that was under-inflated and a third of these were dangerously under-inflated to the point of being at risk of failure.

9th October 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

The Intelligent Tyre Takes A Bow

Also on show at Frankfurt is the second generation of tyre pressure control systems, developed by Siemens VDO Automotive and Goodyear. This is permanently embedded in the tyre and, as well as transmitting information about pressure, it records information on tyre wear and mileage. Because it is part of the tyre, there is no transfer of sensor needed if the tyre is moved from one wheel to another.

10th September 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

CrossLink joins tyre pressure monitoring market

CrossLink Inc. has announced 2004 availability of its TireBoss product, a new tyre monitoring system specifically designed for commercial truck fleets. Using TireBoss, a vehicle’s tyre temperature and pressure are remotely monitored and made accessible in real-time, via the web. TireBoss represents the end result of 5 years of development and extensive field trials by CrossLink together with a global tyre manufacturer. TireBoss solutions are applicable to trucks, buses, tankers, trailers and off-road heavy equipment vehicles. “We were determined to develop TireBoss to be both rugged enough for the off-road earthmovers and sensitive enough to read eighteen different tires on a moving tractor-trailer. Five years of development and test effort have paid off in a robust and reliable system that automates tyre monitoring, delivering data to the maintenance shed or other remote locations in real-time,” states CrossLink’s Vice President of Product Development, Jack Pyne.

28th August 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Direct Tyre Pressure Monitoring System From TRW

TRW is introducing its second generation direct Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) for a major Japanese vehicle manufacturer on a 2004 model year application.TRW, in c-operation with Michelin, has developed the “EnTire Solution,” an advanced direct TPMS. The system delivers accurate readouts and has the ability to indicate what tire is under-inflated, front or rear, left or right, and offers other major benefits to the driver. Using predictive algorithms, the driver can be warned that there will be a low-pressure tire problem in the near future. This alerts the driver to take action before getting on a long stretch of motorway.

False alarms are another concern that can cause a true low-pressure warning to be ignored even by the most conscientious driver. TRW Automotive and Michelin have incorporated such advanced monitoring algorithms into the EnTire Solution TPMS that detect slow leaks, yet also account for driver habits and environmental conditions to reduce the occurrence of false warnings.

7th August 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire Partner Wins Product Development Contract

SmarTire Systems Inc’s strategic partner, Hyundai Autonet Company has been contracted by Hyundai Motor Corporation to develop commercial vehicle tyre pressure monitoring systems.

9th July 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Infineon “Is World Market Leader” In Pressure Sensors

German company Infineon Technologies has a portfolio of products designed to increase safety on the road. This includes tyre pressure sensors which transmit details of pressure, temperature, etc to a dashboard display. Infineon is acquiring Norwegian manufacturer SensoNor and the company claims to be the worldwide market leader in the tyre pressure sensor segment, with long-term agreements with a number of car manufacturers.

24th June 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Beru Wins Additional Audi Business

Beru, which already supplies Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for the Audi A8 and allroad quattro, has been awarded a contract to fit TPMS on additional Audi models. Delivery will start at the end of the year and Beru expects to supply 50,000 systems in 2004 and possibly double that number in 2005.

18th June 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire Systems Improve Third Quarter Revenues

SmarTire Systems Inc. the leading developer of tyre pressure and temperature monitoring technology, has announced results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2003. Gross revenue for the third quarter totalled 638,323 US Dollars, an increase of 234,393 US Dollars or 172% over the same quarter in 2002. Year-to-date revenues for 2003 of 1,182,674 US Dollars represent an increase of 52% over 2002 revenues of 779,687 US Dollars. SmarTire recorded a quarterly net loss of 1.54 million US Dollars or loss per share of 0.06 US Dollars compared to a net loss of 1.51 million US Dollars or loss per share of 0.09 US Dollars for the same quarter last year.”The positive revenue results achieved during the third fiscal quarter reflect SmarTire’s continued success in establishing a distribution network that penetrates global markets at the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and aftermarket levels with new and existing products,” says Robert Rudman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SmarTire Systems.

13th June 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

TPMS Helps Beru’s Results

The Beru Group has once again achieved an annual turnover of more than 300 million Euros for the year ended 31 March, up slightly (50,000 Euros) to 303.1 million. This was despite restructuring and product development costs and was helped by the performance of the Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems division, which saw sales almost double to 20.5 million Euros (10.7 m). Better penetration among German manufacturers and niche applications for TPMS in the commercial vehicle industry contributed to this good performance.

15th May 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Beru Tyre Pressure Monitors For Mercedes

Beru AG is to supply Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles and trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull with tyre pressure monitoring systems from this summer. The monitors will be used on the new Actros, which are supplied with super singles, making the truck 300 kg lighter and reducing fuel consumption. A high-pressure support tube inside the tyre acts as back-up. Beru’s TSS Tire Safety System transmits data on pressure and temperature to the in-cab display every 60 seconds.

12th March 2003/by Tyrepress Editors

Automatic Tyre Pressure Monitoring Tyre IQ System

Goodyear, in co-operation with Siemens VDO Automotive has launched the first commercially available battery-less tyre-based pressure monitoring system. The new Tyre IQ system relays specific tyre information to drivers, and provides appropriate warnings when improper inflation is detected.

5th March 2003/by Tyrepress Editors